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Sounds,30 Jun 2025,11 mins

SeriesBitesize Scotland Poetry - Jackie Kay

Grandpa's Soup

Bitesize Scotland

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Journalist and presenter Zara Janjua is joined by poet and former Scottish Makar Jackie Kay, to talk through her poems that may feature in your National 5 English exam. In this episode, they discuss the poem ‘Grandpa’s Soup’, some of the techniques and themes you will find in the poem, and how it links to the other poems on the set text list. For more information on Jackie’s poetry check out the Bitesize website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zw4dmnb

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